Asus PRIME Z390-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.39% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive350% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z390-A  (all builds)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190318
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 06 '19 at 01:14
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User QAT-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Memory 91.5
1-Core 139
2-Core 276
93% 169 Pts
4-Core 543
8-Core 1,024
93% 784 Pts
64-Core 1,512
94% 1,512 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6291
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
7.39% Terrible
Lighting 7.13
Reflection 12.3
Parallax 8.81
6% 9.43 fps
MRender 12.4
Gravity 7.53
Splatting 16.8
10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.39%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96
852GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2343 2134 1523 1529 1505 1509 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
350% Outstanding
Read 2,565
Write 2,365
Mixed 1,844
SusWrite 1,757
479% 2,133 MB/s
4K Read 61.4
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 84.9
277% 96.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,302
DQ Write 1,127
DQ Mixed 1,205
906% 1,212 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 350%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.9% Good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 20.7
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 29.6
SC Mixed 20.9
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical PRIME Z390-A Builds (Compare 26,381 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 144%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 132%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $1,091
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